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Champlain

Champlain

6 6.9
A large lake between New York, Vermont and southern Quebec known for its history and boating
  • proper noun
  • /ˈʃæmˌpleɪn/
translation icon : Champlain
  • Father talked about week-long trips on Lake Champlain, as if boating were a form of salvation.
  • Lake Champlain
  • shore of Lake Champlain
  • Champlain Valley

Examples

  • We tried to take a picture of ourselves with Lake Champlain in the background, with mixed results.

    Blog text (25)

  • The International Joint Commission's Workgroup on Lake Champlain flooding is accepting comments from the public.

    Blog text (3)

  • We headed south a ways, but not after crossing Lake Champlain on the ferry.

    Blog text (14)

  • Did any of the local gossips happen to mention a big object found up at Lake Champlain?

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Lake Champlain is next.

    Avalanche (1978)

  • David Corbin was a native Vermonter who was raised in a small town on Lake Champlain.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Dead trees on a Lake Champlain island testify to double-crested cormorants' effect on vegetation.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The spring floods of 2011 broke all-time lake levels as Lake Champlain topped 103 feet.

    Blog text (3)

  • Fort Carillon, Duncan understood, was a gateway to Lake Champlain and the other freshwater seas that the French held.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • During our summer vacation, we explored the beautiful Champlain lake, admiring its clear waters and lush surroundings.

Synonyms

Lake Champlain
vsChamplain
5.4

A large lake between New York, Vermont, and Quebec known for historic battles

is the same place but named with the shorter proper name form

Compounds

Lake Champlain
5.4

A large lake between New York, Vermont, and Quebec known for historic battles

Surface Forms

Champlain main

Etymology

Champlain is the name of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who sailed and mapped this region in the early 1600s. That's why the lake is called Champlain — it carries his name because he explored and made the area known.